Breath smells like faeces (Poo)

Hello all,

Wendy, PaulSmall. I will try to make this short but best if private message me. as things get moderated.

Check w a great GI,

I had tonsils removed - I think Wendy mentioned this made it worse. I agree.

I've reduced my stress but I was always busy at doctors or work.

In my case it is how food is breaking down.

I've spent money on tons of things.

best thing is continue with a great doctor that will perform the proper tests.

At times, peoples reactions and MY OWN smelling it turns me off!! I keep reminding myself that there is a scientific reason to find out & we should not give up.

Yes, what you eat is A factor but other things are involved...

Hope to hear from some bc I posting much will get...

Chris,

My gut instinct, no pun intended, is that you are in the right area i.e. Stomach / intestines and the passage of food.

I personally have a very small appetite and will get indigestion if I eat even a relatively modest amount, or eat late in the day. This can also cause acid indigestion. A visit to a GI will be my next step at some point. Of course, I will report back on where that takes me.

The only other thing that I consider a possibility is that when I was a teenager, I stupidly drank water from a polluted river and I wonder if somehow a bug got in that way. I remember it made me very ill at the time and I also had  really smelly burps afterwards. Some of these bugs can stay in your system a lifetime, but I have been checked for H.pylori and it was negative - camera inserted into my throat.

 I do get a bit of an unpleasant taste from mucus at times, this doesn't necessarily translate into bad breath and even if it did, I am not convinced that it would be enough to cause the level of smell  that we are discussing here. As usual though, it's all guesswork. :-/

When you have Halitosis that smells like feces one of the main causes is trapped gas or people holding in gas and it gets into the blood stream which will cause your breath to smell like feces. That is why brushing, flossing and using mouth wash multiple times a day doesn't help. It is because the gas gets into your blood stream and even the best oral hygiene can't prevent the smell from occurring when it's in your blood.

I have been researching a lot about this. I read somewhere that cayenne pepper helps the gastrointestinal system run more smoothly and helps with flushing toxins, inflammation, and even cellulite. I have bought it in pill form and seem to notice my gastrointestinal system has had a positive effect from the pills along with constant hydration. It's worth a shot to see if it may subside the halitosis smells. It's worth a shot.

This happened to someone I know. It ended up being that all they needed was deep cleaning and scaling. If this is happening to you it means you have tarter build up underneath your gums in areas you can't reach. If it's a severe case the dentist might suggest a laser gum treatment. For non severe they would just numb the areas affected and do deep cleaning with scaling. A friend of mine did it and she says now even when she flosses there's no awful smell that comes along with it. That poo smell is also gone. Make sure you go to a dentist who specializes in gums because sometimes your regular dentist might disregard this and just do a regular cleaning leaving behind a lot of tarter on your teeth and underneath your gums. It usually takes an hour or so to do so it costs more. Hope this helps

We should all state where we are from, if comfortable. It's still a public issue for me and we are not alone!!